Want to connect with your western Montana open lands? Join us for events, workshops, and volunteering opportunities! This list will be updated throughout the year:
Looking to get up close and personal with our feathered friends? Look no further than our Rock Creek Confluence! We've partnered with the University of Montana's Bird Ecology Lab to have a bird banding station on the east side of the Confluence for an 11th year of science, community engagement and fun. Banding days are open to the public - no RSVP required! Learn more and get directions.
Join us for a free evening of outdoor fun and all things wild and wonderful at the Trails, Rivers & Forests Expo! Five Valleys will be there, along with many of our nonprofit and business partners who help protect and maintain access to Missoula’s trails, rivers, and forests.
Enjoy hands-on activities, live music, a food truck, drinks from Big Sky Brewing, and raffle prizes! Thank you to Trail Head River Sports, Wild Montana, and American Rivers for hosting. Learn more.
Come out on Saturday, June 6th for National Trails Day! We'll have a table at the Skyline Ridge Trailhead on the Mount Dean Stone Community Forest as a part of the City of Missoula's Trail Ambassador's program. Stop by, learn about this community program, then enjoy a scenic hike!
Looking to get involved? Become a Trail Ambassador! Volunteer Trail Ambassadors connect with fellow users and provide resources about proper etiquette, with the goal of creating a diverse, informed, and welcoming community of outdoor recreationists throughout the Missoula Valley. Sign up here.
Five Valleys is thrilled to be the local nonprofit partner of the 2026 Zootown Festival! By entering to win an exclusive VIP experience with Wesley Schultz of The Lumineers you can help support our work - a win-win for concerts and conservation.
The package includes two VIP tickets to the Festival, a meet and greet with Wesley Schultz, access to the VIP lounge and dedicated front stage viewing areas, choice of awesome outdoor excursions (including flyfishing, rafting, and more), and merch and gift cards from some of Missoula's favorite businesses. Thank you, Zootown Festival! Learn more and enter to win here.
Hungry for delicious food, boot-stomping music, land stewardship, and community? Come say hello to Five Valleys' table during the Old Salt Festival!
For three days, the Old Salt Festival, located on the Mannix Ranch, creates space for what endures – land stewarded well, food raised right, conversations that matter, and community that’s built deliberately. Learn more and get tickets.
Start your day with stoke by volunteering with us at the Missoula Marathon! We are pumped to be back manning Aid Station #3 on Sunday, June 28th. Join us from 4:45am - 8:00am at Mile 5.6 to hand out water and cheer on the runners.
That's right - this awesome EARLY bird gig gives back through our community partner, Run Wild Missoula, and still gets you back in time to celebrate at the finish line. Sign up here.
Header photo: Barmeyer Trail grand opening by Vo Von Sehlen
Bird banding photo courtesy of the UM Bird Ecology Lab
National Trails Day photo courtesy of Paul Queneau
Old Salt Festival photo courtesy of the Old Salt Co-op
Missoula Marathon photo courtesy of Run Wild Missoula
